All this would stop are the front offices, plus some agents and players in certain scenarios, who are too stupid to be discreet about things? It’s a bunch of dumb solutions to a dumb “problem” that just betrays the larger issue of rich, mostly white, mostly old people not liking the feeling of being dictated to by…

I’m left with a lot of rambling thoughts:

Maybe the Dolphins should just call Bill O’Brien back up and tell him Minkah can also play tackle.

If he apologized, God I hope Antonio apologized for everything except specifically the cracker part. Specify that you’re standing by that, at least.

The Raiders watching this implode bad enough that the idea of Antonio Brown never actually playing for them is now being floated and it doesn’t feel that surprising, is really really impressive, even for them.

Disney’s going to have SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun when Scarlett goes on press tour for Black Widow next year. They must have PR people practicing how to discreetly chloroform Scarlett while saying she’s “just exhausted,” unplug mics on a moment’s notice, shut down the power in buildings, probably looking into EMP…

(Puts on Billy Barnicle hat)

“You know, I totally thought Jeff Fisher got a raw deal in LA too. I think he’s worth another chance as a head coach. Especially with the Eagles. Just the Eagles. They could really use his, um, leadership.”

Who did Josh Rosen piss off to go from a meh situation (UCLA) to bad situation (Cards) to a worse situation (Dolphins)? It feels like he’s already entering Tim Couch/David Carr territory, where we’ll never be able to say he was definitively bad because the rosters around him were so terrible that it made it impossible…

I don’t think the Angels, be it a rando employee or the organization in full, are responsible for Tyler Skagg’s death. That said, pro sports teams don’t exactly have a history of being judicious with the use of painkillers with the athletes under their employ. Trying to throw one employee under the bus for the tragic…

The Hollywood Walk of Fame selection process is weird and self-aggrandizing, but does it really need to change? It’s not a museum dedicated to the film industry or arts in general; this isn’t like a Hall of Fame either(and given how pompously sports fans and writers treat their HoFers as something between knighthood…

The Lions just opted to keep someone named Luis Perez on their roster, a guy who never played QB in high school and only learned from Youtube. I’m pretty sure owners and GMs would rather sign their shitty kids and grandkids with no athletic talent at all to fill out a QB roster spot over Kap, and then find a way to…

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I was 15 in ‘98 but have no memory of any awards show from my youth. Was the Britney & Justin all-jeans outfit thing from the VMAs, or something else? That’s one of my few memories that stands out. My guess for best VMAs would be something from the early-to-mid 90s.

This coming out on Kobe’s birthday is fucking hilarious.

That’s only an inconvenience for Luke Walton and the Kings though, not the NBA (at least, not if they pretend to care about what actually happened).

As soon as I heard the announcement about the NBA’s “investigation,” I assumed they’re hoping that Walton settles out of court and this all goes away, and then this becomes like the Lakers’ birthday boy today - another familiar face with an assault allegation against them that most people conveniently forget about,…

Is that a bad thing though? I tend to cringe now whenever NXT regulars get the “promotion,” fully expecting most of them to get lost in the shuffle (either immediately, or after a half-hearted push).

Yes please! I’m all for an Uncle Ben Royal Rumble vs Marvel’s Satan. The Edge of Tomorrow idea makes me giggle.

I adore Brie. I try to avoid anything remotely resembling celebrity worship (blah blah all people are flawed blah blah, people let you down...glares at St. Vincent’s IG post), but she seems charming. Passive-aggressively sticking it to misogynistic assholes is fun to me. I’ll remain wary (I’m brown, she’s white, even…